Who is the best guitarist with the worst technique?

[vark]

Joel omans probably top 5 in the world right now, he is technically amazing but has “bad” technique in the sense that he breaks a lot of traditional rules of guitar position, and lifting the left hand high off the fretboard, as well as using his whole arm to pick. Doesn’t seem to matter at all for him tho lmao, but he could possibly be even better if he “fixed” those things

 

[TedEH]

shred like a demon

Too bad you can't hear any of what he's playing in those videos. It sure looks impressive, but he could be playing any number of things and I don't know if I'd hear a difference. Did he miss a note somewhere? Is it jazz? Does it make any difference how fast you're going if it's all a-melodic chugs and the same sweep pattern?

 

[nightsprinter]

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Seizure response picking

 

[Wiltonauer]

First thought that came to my head.

Also shoutout to John Petrucci, dedicated pinky anchorer. Any time I hear someone on the internet say "don't anchor your pinky" I just think about how JP is better than them at guitar

I’ve built a better life for myself by using the pinky anchor. Plain strings, second octave? Pinky anchor!

 

[Screamingdaisy]

First name that popped into my head is James Iha.

He's nowhere near as good as those already mentioned, but he was the first guy I saw playing guitar where I said, "WTF" while watching him play.

 

[bmtf]

I basically taught myself how to play guitar along to Deftones songs. I don't think of them as having technique though, just going hard and turning up. Matter of fact, MY technique sucks, but its probably the neck profile